Car is tooooo low!
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Car is tooooo low!
So I have the eibach pro kit on my car, it's so low my exhaust scraps all the time! I'm getting sick of it. Unfortunately I love how low it is, but my front tires (stock 17" rim and tire) is tucked under my fender. I've seen other pro kits and they are not this low. What can I swap out without taking out the springs to raise up my car? Would struts do it? The car has 140,000 miles on it. Suspension has probably never been touched. Where do I start?
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Re: Car is tooooo low!
The springs determine the ride height, not the shocks (no "struts" of a 4th Gen). Unless your shocks have an adjustable lower seat.
When I installed the Eibach Pro-Kit along with QA1 shocks, the front dropped more (1.8") than the rear (1.0"). Front tires were close to the fender lip. Was way too low in my opinion. Looked OK, but dragged the dual exhaust on everything. And the rear of the car had a horrible bucking, choppy ride, like an S10 pickup slammed down on the axle. Raised the front back up with my QA1 height adjustable shocks. Raised the rear back up with Eibach Drag Launch springs. Eventually replaced the front Eibachs with QA1 springs.
Short of changing the springs, or using the "spreaders" you can insert between the coils (bad idea), there's not much you can do.
Mr. Gasket/1 in. lift front rubber super coil spring spacer (1287) | Coil Spring Booster | AutoZone.com
Mr. Gasket/1 3/4 in. jumbo coil spring booster (1283) | Coil Spring Booster | AutoZone.com
When I installed the Eibach Pro-Kit along with QA1 shocks, the front dropped more (1.8") than the rear (1.0"). Front tires were close to the fender lip. Was way too low in my opinion. Looked OK, but dragged the dual exhaust on everything. And the rear of the car had a horrible bucking, choppy ride, like an S10 pickup slammed down on the axle. Raised the front back up with my QA1 height adjustable shocks. Raised the rear back up with Eibach Drag Launch springs. Eventually replaced the front Eibachs with QA1 springs.
Short of changing the springs, or using the "spreaders" you can insert between the coils (bad idea), there's not much you can do.
Mr. Gasket/1 in. lift front rubber super coil spring spacer (1287) | Coil Spring Booster | AutoZone.com
Mr. Gasket/1 3/4 in. jumbo coil spring booster (1283) | Coil Spring Booster | AutoZone.com
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Re: Car is tooooo low!
Last edited by Injuneer; 07-31-2014 at 09:47 AM.
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